he newly crowned British 2-metre high jumper Morgan Lake will captain the team in Tokyo at the 2025 World Athletics Championships which begin on 13 September.
The team captain is voted by her fellow GB & NI teammates in Japan, upon announcing Morgan was greeted by a very loud round of applause she then gave the traditional captains speech, where she shared her own experiences and advice to the team.
Upon receiving her appointment as captain, Morgan used her own record-breaking experience of recent weeks to inspire the team before her:
“Last Wednesday when the bar got up to two metres (at the Zurich Diamond League) it didn’t phase me as I was expecting it. When it was my turn to attempt it, I cleared it, at the first attempt,” she recalled.
“Then the shock of what happened hit me and all the emotions came flooding in. I’d achieved one of my biggest goals in my career without even realising it and I shocked myself with how relaxed and effortless it felt.
“Go out onto the track in Tokyo with the sole focus on being the best and most comfortable version of yourselves. Just try to run, jump or throw as fast, high or as long as you can. Go out there knowing you aren’t facing the best in the world, you are the best in the world.”
Theresa Lindsay, Chief Marketing Officer at Novuna, title Sponsor of British Athletics Team said:
“Congratulations to Morgan Lake on being chosen by your teammates to lead them in Tokyo. With such an incredible squad behind you, we know the Novuna GB & NI team will be inspired to give their best. As Title Partner, Novuna is proud to stand alongside you as you take on the world’s best.”
The Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan on 13-21 September 2025:
Women
100m
Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley)
Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood)
Daryll Neita (Lance Brauman, Cambridge Harriers)
200m
Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley)
Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood)
Daryll Neita (Lance Brauman, Cambridge Harriers)
400m
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove)
Yemi Mary John (Alan James, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham and Essex Beagles)
800m
Georgia Hunter-Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave Harriers)
Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)
Jemma Reekie (Jon Bigg, Kilbarchan)
1500m
Laura Muir (Laura Weightman, Dundee Hawkhill)
Revee Walcott-Nolan (Thomas Dreissigacker, Luton)
Erin Wallace (Trevor Painter, Giffnock North)
5000m
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole)
Innes FitzGerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter)
Hannah Nuttall (Helen Clitheroe, Wells City)
10,000m
Calli Hauger-Thackery (Nick Hauger, Hallamshire)
Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness)
400m Hurdles
Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Emily Newnham (Nick Dakin, Shaftesbury Barnet)
3000m Steeplechase
Elise Thorner (Helen Clitheroe, Wells City)
Sarah Tait (Linda Smith, Lasswade)
High Jump
Morgan Lake (Yannick Tregaro, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Long Jump
Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moore, City of Stoke)
Pole Vault
Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley)
Hammer
Anna Purchase (Mohamed Ali Saatara, Notts AC)
Heptathlon
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool)
Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Abigail Pawlett (Ashley Bryant, Trafford)
Women’s 4×100
Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley)
Success Eduan (Anita Richardson, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Joy Eze (Michael Donnelly, Gateshead)
Desiree Henry (Linford Christie, Enfield & Haringey)
Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood)
Daryll Neita (Lance Brauman, Cambridge Harriers)
Women’s 4×400
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove)
Hannah Brier (Rhys Williams, Swansea)
Poppy Malik (Grant Barker, Harrow)
Yemi Mary John (Alan James, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham and Essex Beagles)
Nicole Yeargin (Gregory Sholars, Pitreavie)
Men
100m
Jeremiah Azu (Helen James, Cardiff)
Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
200m
Toby Harries (David Sadkin, Brighton Pheonix)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
400m
Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester)
Matt Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield Harriers)
Samuel Reardon (Nigel Stickings, Blackheath & Bromley)
800m
Max Burgin (Ian Burgin, Halifax Harriers)
Tiarnan Crorken (Andrew Henderson, Preston)
Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke & Mild Hants)
1500m
Elliot Giles (Jon Bigg, Birchfield Harriers)
Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North)
Josh Kerr (Danny Mackey, Edinburgh)
Jake Wightman (John Hartigan, Edinburgh)
5000m
George Mills (Thomas Dreissigacker, Brighton Phoenix)
35k Race Walk
Cameron Corbishley (Andi Drake, Medway & Maidstone)
400m Hurdles
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)
Seamus Derbyshire (Alex O’Gorman, City of Stoke)
Tyri Donovan (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
110m Hurdles
Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Marathon
Emile Cairess (Renato Canova, Leeds City)
Discus
Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin, Croydon)
Nick Percy (Zane Duquermin, Harrow)
Hammer
Jake Norris (Nick Ridgeon, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Shot Put
Scott Lincoln (Dale Stevenson, City of York)
Men’s 4×400
Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester)
Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Toby Harries (David Sadkin, Brighton Pheonix)
Matt Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield Harriers)
Samuel Reardon (Nigel Stickings, Blackheath & Bromley)
Lee Thompson (John Henson, Sheffield & Dearne)
Men’s 4×100
Eugene Amo-Dadzie (Steve Fudge, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Jeremiah Azu (Helen James, Cardiff)
Jona Efoloko (Ryan Freckleton, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon)
Louie Hinchliffe (Richard Kilty, Sheffield & Dearne)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
The mixed relay event will comprise a combination of the athletes named in the squad.
